As quickly as you can say “Continental,” the peripatetic Houston congresswoman is jetting off to the Big Apple, where she is joining a massive protest against the new Arizona immigration law.

The 8-term House Democrat is scheduled to speak at a pro-immigration rally at Foley Square in New York tomorrow afternoon with Rep. Nydia Velazquez, D-N.Y., chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Arlene Holt Baker, executive vice president of the national AFL-CIO and Eliseo Medina, international vice president of the Service Employees International Union.

“I agree with President Obama in characterizing the recently passed Arizona law as ‘misguided’ and would add that it is patently unconstitutional,” she said before heading to Intercontinental. “It is also a reminder of the urgent need in Congress to enact bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform.”

Jackson Lee, whose district is more than one-third Latino, said the tough Arizona law would result in discrimination against Hispanics living in or traveling through the Grand Canyon State.

“This new Arizona law would give law enforcement officials the authority to detain and arrest people for perceived immigration violations without the benefit of proper training, exacerbating the problem of racial profiling,” she said. “Such actions are clearly questionable under the Constitution.”

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Do you agree with Rep. Jackson Lee about the Arizona law? Do you think she should be attending the New York event?